A plan by some Democrats to overhaul the filibuster appears to be dead as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., voiced support for a more limited proposal.

Although supporters of changing the way the Senate minority can hold up legislation had amassed fairly broad support from the Democratic side of the aisle, Reid’s comments indicate the changes will be much less dramatic.

The responsibility will fall more on the minority.

One change that Reid will put forward is to require the minority to round up 41 votes to stall legislation. Currently, it’s up to the majority to muster 60 votes in order to overcome a filibuster. In theory, this could make it harder to mount a filibuster, since the majority would only need to peel off one defector from the minority.

Other minor changes would be made.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Reid’s proposal would reportedly also restrict the use of filibuster on some routine motions.

The changes would be made with Republican support.

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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Some Democrats called on Reid to make the rules changes with a simple 51-vote majority, something which can be done only at the beginning of the legislative session every two years. Instead, Reid, will present the proposal along with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell as a bipartisan effort.

Liberal groups aren’t happy about the proposal.

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Ben Jealous. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

The NAACP’s Ben Jealous issued a statement today calling for the talking filibuster to be brought back: “The American people are losing faith in our democratic political process. We need to act now and end silent filibusters that run rampant in the U.S. Senate.” Other liberal groups also were disappointed.